Quoted below are some of the comments made on February 12 by the First Bench of the Madras High Court consisting of the Chief Justice AP Shah and Justice K Chandru when a quo warranto petition against the Tamil Nadu Minister who made derogatory remarks against the court, and the Chief Minister who was present at that time, came up for admission:
‘Prima facie we find that it [the Minister’s comments] tends to scandalize the authority of the court.’ The CJ added that while bona fide criticism was welcome, attack on the court couldn’t be mounted on that pretext.
‘We see this as a tendency to interfere with the administration of justice.’ The court stated that such statement would tarnish the image of the court and result in people losing faith in the institution.
‘It is unnecessary. Such statements, that too when the matter is pending in the court, is some sort of intimidation. We do not appreciate them.’ ‘We see this as a tendency to interfere with the administration of justice.’
But the CJ clarified that the court would not initiate contempt proceedings. According to him the strength of a judge lay in his independence and integrity.
(Source: The Hindu.)
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